Some of the Stockholm-syndromers out there are upset that the bill comes from "liberty Republicans." In New Hampshire, Republicans are generally more libertarian than in most places; some really do want to limit govt.

The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (http://NHLiberty.org) is backing a bill aimed at widening crypto adoption in the state. It is the only institution I'm aware of that comprehensively rates a state's bills and legislators for how pro-liberty they are.

I believe at least one of the sponsoring reps is a free stater (a person who migrates to NH for the purpose of liberty activism). The number of free staters in the legislature has been hovering between 10 and 20 over the last decade; most win election as Republicans or Democrats.

The Alliance is encouraging in-state supporters of the bill to make their position known by emailing relevant legislators before roughly Feb. 4, 2019:HouseExecutiveDepartmentsandAdministration@leg.state.nh.us

No, the headline is not missing any zeroes... New Hampshire lawmakers really do get paid just 100 dollars a year, plus mileage.

The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance is trying to keep it that way by opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would open a path to increasing this amount. This amendment would, in their view, threaten the state's tradition of a what amounts to an all-volunteer legislature.

If you live in state you can contact the committee that will vote on this, at HouseLegislativeAdministration@leg.state.nh.us to express your recommendations. I'm projecting that February 4th would be roughly the deadline for contacting them before they decide.

Does your state have an organization that tracks and fights nearly every anti-liberty (not just anti-Republican) move by your legislature? If not, move to NH where we do!

Some of this week's legislative proposal summaries in New Hampshire...read like partial declarations of independence from the other states.

"Prohibiting the state from entering into or enforcing agreements concerning sales tax collection with other states (HB114)" "Protections against other states imposing the collection of sales taxes on NH businesses (HB698)" - http://NHLiberty.org

Of course, if we had full independence (http://NHexit.com), maybe we wouldn't have to deal with with bills like the following, from the collaborationist faction:

"Making the departments of transportation and safety share vehicle registration information with other states so those states can collect tolls here (SB240)"

You can find hearing dates and contact the relevant committees at the link below, though your opinion may not count much if you don't live here.

Between now and roughly late Feb. 2019 you can take action to oppose this bill which would endanger children, details on some of your options are below.

New Hampshire has no law forbidding non-pupils from carrying firearms on school grounds. Perhaps in part because of this, there has not yet been a major school shooting in New Hampshire. I can't even name a minor one.

A new bill aims to change the legal framework somewhat, though I'm not sure it would create a situation where guns could become outright illegal on school grounds. As the summary from Legislative Services puts it:

"This bill allows a school district, school administrative unit, or chartered public school to adopt and enforce a policy regulating firearms, firearms components, ammunition, firearms supplies, or knives within its jurisdiction."

One worrisome question would be this: Just how big *is* a school district's "juristiction?" Could schools create a situation where they are forbidding guns in a wider area than expected? And what exactly would "enforce' mean?

According to the link above, the public hearing is slated for 02/13/2019 09:00 am After that it is still possible to weigh in before the vote occurs (probably around late Feb.) This link lets you email the committee members: http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2019/hb101

The fedgov already effectively bans guns in schools, so the NH law is unnecessary even if you are pro gun control. SMH

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"Educate your children, educate yourselves, in the love for the freedom of others, for only in this way will your own freedom not be a gratuitous gift from fate. You will be aware of its worth and will have the courage to defend it." --Joaquim Nabuco (1883), Abolitionism

Since my last post above, I have been watching the bills but haven't seen any that would be of much interest to the web forums where I post. Most of the NH forums are not very active any more so I tend to look for bills that excite a national audience, playing up the freedoms of NH and the the idea of moving here.

Talk radio is the other way around... NH talk radio is active and you can call in, minor local issues are good topics there and I've been calling about 4 times a week since 2004. Talk radio outside NH has proven to be not very useful for promoting our goals, it's hard to even find a show that you can call into easily.

"If you're tired of people acting on you politically, instead of acting yourself, https://nhliberty.org/bill-hearings/ usually has a schedule of the upcoming liberty related hearings at the state house in Concord where you can testify. Anyone can go do it, this isn't rocket science. There is also some explanation of the bills in question. Only during legislative season I assume. "

Posted customized version of the above to: a bunch of facebook groups... links to follow probably.

When it comes to text and links, Facebook is proving to be nearly the best place for me to spread liberty news for nh folks...strangely enough.

More posts of the message above. Actually an improved post which now reads:

----URL for upcoming anti-freedom state house bills u can testify against

If you're tired of people acting on you politically, instead of acting yourself, https://nhliberty.org/bill-hearings/ usually has a schedule of upcoming liberty related hearings at the state house in Concord where you can testify. Most anyone in-state can go do it; this isn't rocket science. There is also some explanation of the bills in question and an opinion on whether they are pro or anti freedom... usually they are anti freedom. The URL is only updated frequently during legislative season I assume. ----- Posted to:

"Physicians and any other licensed or certified health care provider who is qualified by training to make the diagnosis and who then makes the diagnosis that a person is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf/blind shall report all new cases of this diagnosis to the department"

The bill goes on to demand "the name and address of the person submitting the report and the person's date of birth, gender, and zip code at birth residence, and the specific diagnosis of the person. The department shall assign a unique identification code to identify the person..."

With that much information, would it even be difficult to figure out the person's name? Even if everything goes as planned and there's never a breach of the data?

NHLiberty.org has posted this info for contacting the committee which will vote on this, probably around late April:

"Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces." -- Etienne de La Boetie, The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude